NAKED CELEBRITY LEAKS!

“It is not on the (usually, but not always, female) victim to take “enough” measures to protect herself but rather on the (usually, but not always, male) victimizer to choose not to commit said crime.” The quote taken from “Jenifer Lawrence Nude Photo Leak Isn’t A ‘Scandal.’ It’s A sex Crime” by Scott Mendelson, summarizes this article in a whole. The author, Scott Mendelson, is trying to convey to his reader that it is not about what the “victim” took a picture of in a private place for private use but it should be about the person who stole the picture and posted them for the whole world to see.

            The author’s opinion on this subject is very interesting, the fact that Mendelson is not blaming the actress and singers and is blaming the person putting the pictures out there is something that is not seen often. In most articles on the subject, it is blaming the actress and singers for taking nude pictures in the first place even though they did not expect the pictures to become public. The fact that the author did take the side of the “Victims” instead of the “victimizer” is a stand up quality.

            In many of these cases it is the victim that take the blame which I think is complete malarkey. Victims should not be blamed for having a private picture become publicized whether it is nudes or just embracing pictures. People are more concerned in how morally wrong someone is because they took a picture of themselves naked or with almost nothing on then the actual illegal act of stealing the picture or the morally wrong act of posting the picture without the consent of the person. Our society is so twisted that we blame someone for something they wear or do not wear instead of blaming the morons who betray, if they had trust, the trust of the person or privacy by posting the picture.

            Magazines and reporters don’t object to the lack of clothing that Victoria Secret models wear or the true lack of clothing/ no clothing that Playboy models wear or don’t wear but they do blow up everything  out of proportions when it come to an actress and singer who has had a private photo leaked to the public. To me this is just a sheer lack of respect to every actress and singer who was involved.

Mendelson, Scott. "Jennifer Lawerancee Nude Photo Leak Isn't a 'Scandal.' It's a Sex Crime." Forbes. 1 Sept. 2014. Web. 3 Sept. 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/09/01/jennifer-lawrence-nude-photo-leak-isnt-a-scandal-its-a-sex-crime/>.